Is SITECH DEV still operating in 2026?

No confirmed activity has been found since August 2021, when it relaunched as EV House with the Sunny Shin-chan model. No funding, sales, or leadership news has surfaced in the roughly five years since, suggesting the Chinese EV maker has gone dormant or quietly wound down.

Is SITECH DEV profitable?

No revenue figures have ever been disclosed for SITECH DEV. Its DEV1 hatchback sales collapsed from about 1,900 units in 2019 to under 200 in 2020 per CAAM data cited by IHS Markit, February 2021, making profitability unlikely at that volume.

What happened to SITECH DEV's DEV1 sales?

DEV1 sold roughly 4,000 cumulative units by January 2019, then annual sales fell to about 1,900 units in 2019 and under 200 in 2020, per CAAM data cited by IHS Markit, February 2021. The SiTech brand then disappeared from the market by end of 2020.

Who owns or funds SITECH DEV?

SITECH DEV raised a Series A of hundreds of millions of USD led by CDH Investments on May 25, 2018, then a Series B on May 16, 2019 valuing it around $1.6 billion, led by a Chinese local-government fund, per CB Insights, July 2019. No funding has been confirmed since.

Is SITECH DEV really a $1 billion unicorn today?

Its last confirmed valuation was about $1.6 billion from a Series B closed May 16, 2019, per CB Insights. No primary-source funding or valuation update has appeared since, so any current $1 billion unicorn tag reflects a stale, unconfirmed figure.

Would it be safe to take a job at SITECH DEV?

No verifiable headcount, recent product launch, or news coverage exists for SITECH DEV after August 2021, when it rebranded as EV House. Anyone considering a role should demand current audited revenue, headcount, and valuation before accepting, given the five-year evidence gap.

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SITECH DEV

Chinese mini-EV maker behind the DEV1 hatchback, dark since its 2021 rebrand.

Little protection left

Assessed 29 July 2026 · Evidence as of 29 July 2026

Not much stands between this business and its pressures.

On the recordSince 29 July 2026 · Checkable from 2025-2026 · Every call on the record Checkpoint: Any primary-source funding round, acquisition, or operational proof (headcount, factory, sales) surfacing

The call

A once-funded mini-EV brand that lost its market to bigger Chinese EV makers and has shown no public sign of life since its 2021 relaunch attempt.

SITECH DEV made electric cars in China, but its main product DEV1 crashed from about 1,900 sales in 2019 to under 200 in 2020, then the brand vanished by the end of 2020. Competitors like BYD and the ultra-cheap Wuling Hongguang Mini EV took over the market while SITECH stayed silent. Since August 2021, despite searching hard through Chinese business news, there is zero proof the company still exists: no new funding announced, no sales numbers released, no leadership updates, and no credible reports of the brand coming back, which strongly suggests the company either shut down quietly, got bought without any public announcement, or simply stopped operating. The only way to know if SITECH is actually alive would be getting recent financial records, current employee counts, or 2025-2026 sales data directly from the company itself.

Why

AI pressure: None apparent. No AI product or self-driving push is named in any record; the low-price mini-EV segment competes on cost, not software. Could AI do the core job? Yes, likely.

Bigger players: BYD, SAIC-GM-Wuling (Hongguang Mini EV), Geely Galaxy Xingyuan. DEV1 sales fell from ~1,900 units in 2019 to under 200 in 2020 as SAIC-GM-Wuling and BYD took the mini-EV buyer. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.

What protects it. None identified: no confirmed post-2021 funding, factory activity, dealer network, or revenue exists to protect it.

What would change this call

Any Chinese or English news report of SITECH DEV or EV House resuming production or sales in 2025-2026. Would show the company is still operating rather than dormant.
A primary-source funding round or acquisition disclosure naming SITECH DEV or EV House. Would confirm the company secured capital instead of quietly shutting down.
Continued absence of any DEV1 or EV House sales data in CAAM or CPCA monthly registration reports. Would confirm the brand has no active vehicle sales in China.

Key numbers

Series B valued company at ~$1.6B (2019-05-16)
DEV1 unit sales: ~1,900 in 2019 vs under 200 in 2020 (2020-12-31)
Brand vanished from market by end of 2020 (2020-12-31)

Named risks

No confirmed corporate activity, funding, or leadership news since August 2021. Severity: high
Core DEV1/EV House product line collapsed from about 1,900 units in 2019 to under 200 in 2020. Severity: high
China's EV price war and declining NEV subsidies through 2027 squeeze small players. Severity: medium
Stale $1.6 billion 2019 valuation with no confirmation since, risking overstated worth. Severity: medium

Rivals, as read in July 2026

Rival	Direction	Evidence
BYD	losing to	BYD Seagull sold about 310,000 units in a comparable period, InsideEVs, May 2026
Geely	losing to	Galaxy Xingyuan became China's best-selling NEV with 465,775 units in 2025
SAIC-GM-Wuling	losing to	Hongguang Mini EV dominates the low-cost urban EV segment DEV1 once targeted
Leapmotor	losing to	Backed by FAW Group with a 3.53 billion yuan investment, per Wikipedia, July 2026

Questions people ask

Is SITECH DEV still operating in 2026?: No confirmed activity has been found since August 2021, when it relaunched as EV House with the Sunny Shin-chan model. No funding, sales, or leadership news has surfaced in the roughly five years since, suggesting the Chinese EV maker has gone dormant or quietly wound down.
Is SITECH DEV profitable?: No revenue figures have ever been disclosed for SITECH DEV. Its DEV1 hatchback sales collapsed from about 1,900 units in 2019 to under 200 in 2020 per CAAM data cited by IHS Markit, February 2021, making profitability unlikely at that volume.
What happened to SITECH DEV's DEV1 sales?: DEV1 sold roughly 4,000 cumulative units by January 2019, then annual sales fell to about 1,900 units in 2019 and under 200 in 2020, per CAAM data cited by IHS Markit, February 2021. The SiTech brand then disappeared from the market by end of 2020.
Who owns or funds SITECH DEV?: SITECH DEV raised a Series A of hundreds of millions of USD led by CDH Investments on May 25, 2018, then a Series B on May 16, 2019 valuing it around $1.6 billion, led by a Chinese local-government fund, per CB Insights, July 2019. No funding has been confirmed since.
Is SITECH DEV really a $1 billion unicorn today?: Its last confirmed valuation was about $1.6 billion from a Series B closed May 16, 2019, per CB Insights. No primary-source funding or valuation update has appeared since, so any current $1 billion unicorn tag reflects a stale, unconfirmed figure.
Would it be safe to take a job at SITECH DEV?: No verifiable headcount, recent product launch, or news coverage exists for SITECH DEV after August 2021, when it rebranded as EV House. Anyone considering a role should demand current audited revenue, headcount, and valuation before accepting, given the five-year evidence gap.

Timeline

2021-08CEO Xian Yue exits, replaced by Hu; EV House relaunch with Sunny Shin-chan model
2021-01Strategic partnership with Sinotruk announced for new DEV-series EV
2020-12SiTech brand disappears from market; DEV1 nameplate moves to EV House sub-brand
2019-06Headquarters relocated from Guiyang, Guizhou to Chongqing
2019-05-16Series B closes, valuing company at about $1.6 billion
2018-09DEV1 hatchback goes on sale
2018-05-25Series A closes, hundreds of millions USD led by CDH Investments
2018-04FAW Group presents SiTech brand at Beijing Auto Show

Revision history

29 July 2026

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